Valet-service wardrobe for hotel doors



VALET SERVICE WARDROBE FOR HOTEL D'OORS F'lSd Feb. ll, 1925 Patented July 21, 1925.

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Be it known that we, HENRY C. T Rosie and A ahoteldoorandto serve asma means ywhereby `the,` guest occupying the room may deliver to` the hotel Valet "or zother employee articles of clothing` etc. for pressing, cleaning, etc.,

- "without thepersonalfattention of the guest,

tlie"jco`iisti-`iietion beingysuch that the guest may' readily place thefarticles to be cleaned,

etc. in the wardrobe and'the valet mayat a later time unlock the wardrobe withia special c key from the outside andthus be enabled to 'einove the articles: fro'in .the wardrobe withf-out disturbing thefguest., After the articles fare cleaned`,1 etc., the yalet replaces them in V the wardrobe "and locks'the same closed, in

Q position'forthe guest tofremove the articles at his pleasure. A special feature of this :iiiyentioir'lies vin the provision ot means whereby the wardiobe'inay b e'so adjusted to` be usedas a yentilator for the Vroom without destryingtlie .privacy of the ron'i forthe occupant, xas more fully hereinafter set forth.

"In the "dr,awingd` p k F l'is an inside yiewof la` hotel door having our Vinif'ention applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is awertical rsection .on-the line 2-,2A

Y'of Fig. 3;

Fs- 3 is e the line 3-"3 of Fig. 1. Y

Referring to the l'drawing annexed by nefei'encecharaeters, 5 designates a hoteldoor ofthe usual Construction except that( 'iiisteadof' the usual central panels' and cross-f rails., we mount within the door-frame a wardrobe-casing-"consisting of a bottomn plate 6, a top-plate 7,5an outside vertical plate 8, and an inside vertical plate 9, thev plates 8 and 9 rigidly connecting the top and bottom plates se as to forni an approximately rectangular chamber between them. The outside plate 8 extends from the knobedge of the door a little incre than half way `the width of the casing, while the inside plate 9 extends from the hinge-edge of the door, thus leaving the casing open about half "dotted lines iii`Fig.`"y3. "VVuhnfswu ,p t i. pmpositionfthe interior of the c sing 'willfbe horizontal sectional `View ony lits widthboth'on "theinside and the outside This casing is iiiuiited on `a base-plate 10 toin-p1a`te6; and the topplate v7 ofthenoasingisl piitota'lly connected by a'piiot" 12 `to the underside? of ia `co\fer"-plate 13 fastened tothe-door. p p

vBy reason of` the piifotal arrangement above; 'described, lit 4"w'vijll'be" selen that" the casinglinay be swung Yalniut on a vertical airis.y

For the purposeif `chasing theolpenfportions of the front andba'lrwalls "of thecasiigf'we affix to the fdoor two frstatioiiary, yeli'tical plates 14 aiild 15, these plates` being attached their edges,A to the' coverbbad f `13 fand at' their "lower" edges to the;v base-board '10J The vouter stationary plate` M isinli'ne lwith theIV c'asingiplate [8,"

I15 'is inline with the "asiiig-platef9 ,fso tliat "when the n'fardroibeC cllosed, as shown iii'full lines1 in Figf, the Vertieallplatesforj ftually continuous wf'alls for yclosiiL 0 they 'ifespectiye fsides' of tliewa-idrobe. i The station- 4:ary Verticalplates 121 and lfarefattaolied along` their Vertical edgesftowalls 161a`n'd`17 rigidly attached p to the l respective edges of 'the dorfraine members.v VNarrow platemeinb'ers `18 and 19 are fastenedI respectively Uto the outer edges of )the plate, 9 j `"position to abut f-against the [adjacent edges,I `df the 'jsilaepiaqe italici 117 wheeling werdet@ is closed. `With thisL constructionf,` itfpwill be observed that theV edges offtheswinging ing nearest theh'iiigeofvthe fdoorlm'aybe v Vswung inwardlyftolthusswinglthe opposite edge of the casing outwardly,"asfshown in ngmtjo, this accessible, "both from the Ainside 'and Athe "outside `of .the door.

A l'atehbolt 2OV isfinployedfatthe hinge- Side of ne aos? fer traking are avatares@ Std-il) SH ZTh'SClf-bplt m' through ahlileiii the board "be coiitriilllecl by ineens of a morning by simply actuating the bolt by means of the handle 21 and then swinging the right-hand edge of the cabinet inwardly to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3. The vertical strips 18 and 19 serve as stops in the act of closing the wardrobe. For stopping` the swinging movement of the wardrobe in the act of opening it, we provide a pair of blocks 23 and 24, one being fastened to the base-beard and the other being fastened to the bottom side of the bottom-plate 6. For closingthe joints between the movable plates S and 1st and also 9 and 15, we employ vertical strips 25.

It is desirable at times to partially open the cabinet and lock it in such position for ventilation purposes, it being obvious that, by reason of the open ends of the wardrobe, ventilation will take place when the wardrobe is swung` to open position. For the purpose of locking the wardrobe in open position, we anchor to the walls 9 and 19 a spring-plate 26 in such position as to engage the bolt 20. This lock-strip is provided with a series of holes 27 for adjustment purposes. lVhen adjusted to ventilating position, it will be observed that the wardrobe will be just as impossible of being` opened by an unauthorized person from the outside as when in full closed position. It will be observed also that this Ventilating function can be obtained without materially destroying` the privacy of the room.

It will be understood also that clotheshanger means of any type may be mounted within the service cabinet; we have shown a hangerfrod 2S in the top part of the cabinet, supported on the two movable walls 8 and S) in such position that the coat-hangers on the rod will be accessible from either the outside or the inside of the room when the cabinet is swung to open position.

lVhatwe claim as rnew is:

1. A service wardrobe for hotel doors consisting of a wardrobe-easing open at each vertical edge, and means for piviting it within an opening in the door, stops being provided for arresting the pivotal movement of the wardrobe-casing, and said wardrobecasing being open from edge to edge.

2. In an apparatus of the class set forth, a wardrobescasing adapted to swing horizontally in an opening in a door and being open from edge to edge to permit circulation of air therethrough, and means for locking the wardrobe partially open for ventilation purposes.

3. A service wardrobe for hotel doors consisting of a wardrobe-casing pivotally mounted at the top and bottom within an opening in the door te adapt it to swing horizontally, one end into the room and the other end ontof the room, and means for locking the wardrobe in its closed position, said means being accessible from the outside of the door as well. as the inside of the door.

l. A service wardrobe for hotel doors consisting of a wardrobe-casing pivotally mounted at the top and bottom within an opening in the door adapt it to swing horizontally, one end into the room and other end ont of the room, and means for locking the wardrobe in its closed position, said means being accessible from the outside ofthe door as well as the inside of the door, said wardrobe-easing embodying top and bottom as well as side walls, the end walls being omitted and closure plates for the end walls mounted on the door.

A service wardrobe for hotel doors consisting of wardrobe-casing pivotally mounted at the top and bottom within an opening in the door to adapt it to swing horizontally, one end into the room and the other end outl of the room, and means for locking the wardrobe in its closed postion, said means being accessible from the outside of the door as well the inside of the door, said wardrobe-casing embodying` and top walls and vertical inside and outside connecting walls, these inside and outside walls each extending only part way the width of the wardrobe, and fixed walls on the door cooperating with. said movable walls to form a closed chamber when the wardrobe is in closed position.

G. The combination with a. hinged door having a central vertical opening, of a wardrobe-cabinet pivotally mounted within said opening, the pivot being` arranged at the top and the bottom of the cabinet so that the cabinet will swing horizontally to4 open position, and locking means for the wardrobe mounted on the door and accessible by keyaetuated devices from the outside and by suitable operating devices on the inside of the door.

in testimony whereof we hereunto af'ix our signatures this 7th day of February, 1925.

HENRY C. TRUST. RICHARD B. ORNDORFF. 

